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Cakemeister:
The joys of being a slumlord.....

I've got a problem with a bathtub. There is a rusted-out area the size of a nickel or so next to the overflow plate.

The Home Depot guy said to replace the tub. The guy at my local hardware store said to use some two-part waterproof epoxy as a patch.

Any plumbing experts around?

Cakemeister:
Easier said than done. They all seem to be the same size.

Not being a plumber, I can't tell if you were being a smart-aleck or not.

protokatie:
I am big on jerry-rigging, and since you said you are a slum-lord and the hole is about the size of a nickle, why not super or gorilla glue a quarter or half dollar over the hole? Thats the kind of lazy-assed thing I would do...

Cakemeister:
I don't think I have the tools to cut something as thick as a quarter to fit. But maybe a piece of scrap metal would work.

ChadTower:

Treat it like a CP and fill it like an unwanted button hole in a metal CP.  Only use an epoxy or somesuch instead of bondo.

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